Todd,

You are right about SW Portland not having enough sidewalks along busy arterials. The cost of sidewalks are paid for with an assessment to the adjacent property owner. Most SW Portland property owners have never been assessed this fee and thus have few sidewalks. But, I am working with SWNI Transportation Committee to try a new approach to address this long-standing problem. I also put $500,000 in the most recent PDOT budget to address some of the transportation safety issues in SW Portland - but we have a long way to go.

Thanks for your post.

Yours,

Sam